"Face punches are an essential character building part of a martial art. You don't truly love your children unless you allow them to get punched in the face." - chi-conspiricy
"When I was a little boy, I had a sailor suit, but it didn't mean I was in the Navy." - Mtripp on the subject of a 5 year old karate black belt
"Without actual qualifications to be a Zen teacher, your instructor is just another roundeye raping Asian culture for a buck." - Errant108
"Seriously, who gives a **** what you or Errant think? You're Asian males, everyone just ignores you, unless you're in a krotty movie." - new2bjj

Everybody I know made fun of him...the fact that this people seemed to promote him escapes my comprehension...if you knew the press in my country ( Spain) this wouldn´t surprise you though...In this country a member of the Jersey shore gang could well end in an opinion tv magazine, earning 5000 euros a month and become a role model for young girls.

Our political members don´t even need a degree to become minister...you can imagine the cultural level of the media...

We all know there is the commercial Temple™ and then there is the historical temple.

So what we have in this case is a terrible train wreck where the Temple™ and historical temple meet....legit masters are now having their names smeared because one "lay" student who appears to have been involved in Temple™ marketing decided to try his hand at murder.

Sadly this is not the first time, as most here know there has been a steady stream of "fakes" lately, both in the ring and on video.

The problem with the "fakes" is when they have, in fact, crossed paths with real Shaolin priests...their "fakeness" gets a sort of "seal of approval" that makes things even worse, in my opinion. Combine that with actual athletic skills, and you end up with quite a convincing fraud.

No wonder both the historical temple as well as the Temple™ are quick to disavow this guy. This is both a cultural as well as financial stain they'd like to wash away....and as is their typical response, he's "NOT A R34L M0NK!!!" anyway.

We all know there is the commercial Temple™ and then there is the historical temple.

So what we have in this case is a terrible train wreck where the Temple™ and historical temple meet....legit masters are now having their names smeared because one "lay" student who appears to have been involved in Temple™ marketing decided to try his hand at murder.

Sadly this is not the first time, as most here know there has been a steady stream of "fakes" lately, both in the ring and on video.

The problem with the "fakes" is when they have, in fact, crossed paths with real Shaolin priests...their "fakeness" gets a sort of "seal of approval" that makes things even worse, in my opinion. Combine that with actual athletic skills, and you end up with quite a convincing fraud.

No wonder both the historical temple as well as the Temple™ are quick to disavow this guy. This is both a cultural as well as financial stain they'd like to wash away....and as is their typical response, he's "NOT A R34L M0NK!!!" anyway.

Can't believe it took me so long to notice this thread. I have to go now, but I'll investigate about this motherf***** later today.

It reminded of a recent murder here in Brazil. A bunch of ***holes broke into the house of a lady - I believe she was a middle-aged dentist. The youngest ***hole, still a minor (it's important to note that minors can't be arrest here), went too far and set the poor woman on fire. Horrible death. In the following days the police captured the culprits.

One one the adults was arrested while wearing a tank top with the word "boxe" ("Boxing" in portuguese) in big yellow capital letters.

Watching the scene on TV made my blood boil.

Martial artists are already regarded as violent around here. It's very hard to compete against other sports for financial aid, especially soccer. This kind of news screws us real bad.

The problem with the "fakes" is when they have, in fact, crossed paths with real Shaolin priests...their "fakeness" gets a sort of "seal of approval" that makes things even worse, in my opinion. Combine that with actual athletic skills, and you end up with quite a convincing fraud.